Pleyto, California
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Pleyto is an unincorporated community
in Monterey County
, California
. It is located on the San Antonio River
12.5 miles (20 km) southeast of Jolon
, at an elevation of 781 feet (238 m).
The town was founded by William Pinkerton in 1868, and named for the Spanish Land Grant El Pleito which was changed to El Pleyto in 1884 which had become the popular spelling by English Speaking people and was mentioned as early as 1848 as The Pleyto Rancho in reference to the Mexican land grant of 1845 . The Pleito post office operated from 1870 to 1872, from 1874 to 1876. The Pleyto post office operated from 1884 to 1925. The town's original site has been flooded by Lake San Antonio
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Monterey County
Monterey County, California
Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. The northern half of the bay is in Santa Cruz County. As of 2010, the population was 415,057. The county seat and largest city is Salinas...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located on the San Antonio River
San Antonio River (California)
The San Antonio River is a river in southern Monterey County, California.-Geography:The river travels southeast from its headwaters in the Santa Lucia Range in the Los Padres National Forest and into Lake San Antonio. This is a reservoir behind the San Antonio Dam, an earth-fill dam on the river...
12.5 miles (20 km) southeast of Jolon
Jolon, California
Jolon is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. It is located south of King City, at an elevation of 971 feet . Jolon is located in the Salinas Valley in a rural area located about 6 miles from Mission San Antonio de Padua, and is part of Fort Hunter Liggett.The town was...
, at an elevation of 781 feet (238 m).
The town was founded by William Pinkerton in 1868, and named for the Spanish Land Grant El Pleito which was changed to El Pleyto in 1884 which had become the popular spelling by English Speaking people and was mentioned as early as 1848 as The Pleyto Rancho in reference to the Mexican land grant of 1845 . The Pleito post office operated from 1870 to 1872, from 1874 to 1876. The Pleyto post office operated from 1884 to 1925. The town's original site has been flooded by Lake San Antonio
Lake San Antonio
Lake San Antonio is a lake in southern Monterey County, California. The lake is formed by an earthfill dam on the San Antonio River. The dam is 202 feet tall and was completed in 1965 under Monterey County District Engineer Loran Bunte Jr . The lake and dam are owned by the Monterey County Water...
.